From 1 March 2026 we nurse practitioners got access to a new tranche of MBS items for patient end support during a telehealth consult with a specialist. Can we claim these items for admitted p…
read more >Do the 12 month face-to-face rule exemptions apply to ANY child under 12 months (any time from anywhere), as well as ANY sexual health diagnosis and ANY homeless person.
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read more >I am a psychiatrist and have received a referral for a patient from a Nurse Practitioner. Is this a valid referral?
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read more >There is an exemption to the existing relationship rule (i.e. you have to have a face-to-face consult with the patient in the last 12 months) for sexual and reproductive health services. A que…
read more >Sometimes there are no GPs available but we do have nurse practitioners onsite at our RACF. When a patient is having a telehealth consult with a specialist and a registered or enrolled nurse i…
read more >Having read your PhD thesis, I am curious as to whether section 51(xxiiiA.) of the Australian Constitution applies to services provided by nurse practitioners (NP) because it refers to “medica…
read more >There are telehealth companies using the sexual and reproductive health exemption to offer MBS funded pathology tests but some of them don’t do a consult beforehand. They basically just sell a…
read more >I understand that nurse practitioners (NP) cannot bill outpatients seen in public hospital outpatient clinics but what about private hospital outpatient clinics?
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read more >A PICC line insertion is performed by a nurse/nurse practitioner and radiographer, including imaging (Fluoroscopy + Digital Subtraction Angiography of thorax). Post examination, a …
read more >I’m a Nurse Practitioner working in a small rural centre. I am a public employee 4 days a week and work privately on one day in the co-located primary health clinic/urgent care centre, which I…
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